agricultural advisory services in benin footprints, pathways and perspective
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Agricultural advisory services in Benin: footprints, pathway and
perspectives
Ismail Moumouni, Judith Francis
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Parakou, BeninCTA, The Netherlands
Outline
• Objective and rational• Policy analysis framework and methods• Evolution of agricultural development policies• Evolution of extension policies and approaches• Current status• Key learning and perspectives
Objective and rational
• Based on case study of agricultural advisory services in Benin commissioned by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation in 2011
• Aims at presenting the evolution and perspectives of the agricultural advisory services
• Feed current debate and provide evidence for policy making
Policy analysis framework and methods
1960 2010
Agricultural
development policies
Benin
• Location : West Africa• Border countries: Nigeria, Niger,
Burkina Faso, Togo• Stretch: 112 620 km2• Population : 8.5 millions• 12 departments and 77 districts• Farmers: 60%• Main products: cotton, groundnut,
pineapple, maize, sorghum, etc.
Evolution of agricultural development policies
1960
1975
Letter of rural development policy
statement1991
- Reinforcement of privatisation - Strengthening of farmers associations- Towards demand-driven services
2000
2010
Policy statement of rural development
Strategic plan for boosting the
agricultural sector
Action plan for agric development
- Market-oriented agriculture- Public-Private partnership
Evolution of extension policies and approaches
TVS with Village level participatory approach
Demand-driven extension
1960
1975
1985…
1996
1998…
Public extension organisations organised extension, input and
credit supply, marketing, experimentation, etc.
1991
Advice to farm family: CeRPA + NGOs+FO
- Technical advice
- Management advice
- Limitation of public services to extension
-Liberalisation of extension- National Agric Ext. System
Diagnostic and planning conducted
at village level
Current status: Public extension services: Training and visits
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NigeriaTogo
Burkina Faso
Ministry of Agriculture
Regional Centres for Agricultural Promotion
District Centres for Agricultural Promotion
Matter specialists, Extension agents
Farmers
• Policy making
• Definition of AAS principles
• Developing approaches with technical support of development agencies
• Identification of the types of AAS to provide to farmers
• Definition of the role of stakeholders
White book on AAS
Subsidiarity
Complementarity
Mutual trust
Contractualisation
Free adherence
Cost sharingPrinciples of
agricultural advisory services in Benin
Current status
Swiss technical cooperation
Belgian technical cooperation
French technical cooperation
Ministry of agriculture
National Farmer Organisation and
privates
Dutch technical cooperationStakeholders
Current status
AAS providers
CADG
GERME
LARES
CRED
GERED
IAMDGERDA
CeRPA/CeCPA
FUPRO/URP
GERME
MRJC
IAMD
FUPRO/URP
Current status
Capacity buildingCurrent status
Swiss technical cooperation
Belgian technical cooperation
Dutch technical cooperation
French technical cooperation
Ministry of agriculture
National Farmer Organisation and
privates
PADYP2008-2013EUR 14,800,000
PROCOTON2009-2013USD 6,000,000
ASPAP2006-2011
FAFA 2008-2013EUR 6,145,000
PARFCB2009-2012EUR13,263,100
Projects and funding
Current advisory service projects and funding
Key learnings et perspectives• Successive policy reforms reinforced the process of
privatization• Privatization did not give full satisfaction• Local stakeholders were not well prepared to implement new
policies and approaches• Public support to AAS is still required• Regulation and coordination need improvement• Collaboration platforms need to be strengthen: Benin Forum
for AAS is going to be established • Framework for agricultural advisory services exists
Key learnings et perspectives
• Lack of information makes it difficult to capture the impact of advisory services
• Need for capacity development, especially for policy making, ICT use, Networking and impact assessment
• Starting collaboration between agricultural faculties/schools and development workers
• Networking at continental and international levels: in Africa through AFAAS and worldwide through GFRAS
Thank you for your attention
Merci pour votre attention
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